Agricultural Rev
This agricultural change involved rotating crops to keep soil fertile and increase food production.
Crop Rotation.
Factory workers commonly worked this many hours per day during the early Industrial Revolution.
12-16 hours.
How much were they payed compared to adults?
Less.
These groups worked together to demand better pay and safer conditions.
Unions.
Upper, middle, and workers class.
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This invention planted seeds in neat rows, increasing efficiency and crop yields.
Seed drill.
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This made factory work especially dangerous, often causing injuries or death.
Dangerous machinery.
Why did families often rely on child labor to survive?
Adult wages were too low.
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What are the two modern systems that were created that addressed major hygienic issues?
Modern sewage systems (toilets)and sanitation department (garbage men)
Police and Fire Department.
This process allowed wealthy landowners to combine small farms into larger fields, pushing many farmers off the land.
Enclosure.
Factory workers were called _______________ laborers.
Unskilled laborers.
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Other than wages, what was one reason they hired children?
This reform addressed the lack of open spaces for children and families.
Creation of parks.
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Why were Unions necessary?
As an individual, workers had no power but as a collective, they did.
Modification of animals is...
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What is the increase in cities?
Selective breeding.
Bonus: Urbanization.
Name three unfavorable conditions workers had to endure.
Low wages, dangerous machines, long hours, dirty/unsafe conditions.
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Working long hours caused children to suffer from these two major problems.
Poor health and lack of education.
This problem, unlike others, was not directly addressed or reformed at the time.
Air pollution.
Name at least one way unions fought back against big businesses.
Strikes, collective bargaining, and government pressure (protests.)
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Explain how the Agricultural Revolution directly contributed to the Industrial Revolution.
Increased food supply leading to population growth and surplus labor for factories?
How did poor working conditions contribute to the rise of labor unions during the Industrial Revolution?
Workers organized to demand safer conditions, shorter hours, and fair pay.
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Explain how child labor became a key argument for reform movements in the 1800s.
It exposed exploitation and led to demands for government protection?
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Name one disease that resulted from the unhygienic conditions during this time.Cholera, Typhoid.
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What economic system did the US use during the industrial revolution?
Capitalism.